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Utah chief justice tells House judiciary is changing: drug court expansions, indigent-defense reforms and access initiatives
Summary
Chief Justice Durant delivered a state-of-the-judiciary address highlighting new justices, a 125-slot drug court expansion with 95 participants, creation of an Indigent Defense Commission, the LPP paralegal practitioner initiative, and the Guardianship Review and Monitoring Program (GRAMP).
Chief Justice Durant addressed the House during a Committee of the Whole, framing recent years as a period of substantial change in Utahs judiciary and emphasizing cooperation with the legislative branch.
Durant noted four new Supreme Court justices in the past eight years and 77 new district and juvenile judges during the same period. She described joint efforts across branches to reform criminal, civil and juvenile justice, and highlighted a coordinated response to homelessness that included dozens of…
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